George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Brown, I actually have not read that gentleman's comments, but I can tell you that since the election—

Senator Wong interjecting—

Thank you, Senator Wong—the single pension has increased by $52 a fortnight and the married pension has increased by $78 a fortnight. The Leader of the Opposition, your leader, announced last week that he would vote against increasing the pension by an average of $780 a year or $30 a fortnight—